"120-cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 120-cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=120-cell}} 120-cell (plural 120-cells)
  1. (geometry) A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a dodecahedron, whose 120 bounding facets are dodecahedra. Wikipedia link: 120-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms (four-dimensional polytope): dodecacontachoron, dodecaplex, hecatonicosachoron, hecatonicosahedroid, hyperdodecahedron, polydodecahedron Derived forms: Davis 120-cell (4-dimensional manifold in hyperbolic geometry constructed from a hyperbolic 120-cell), grand 120-cell, grand stellated 120-cell, great 120-cell, great stellated 120-cell, great grand 120-cell, great grand stellated 120-cell, small stellated 120-cell Translations (four-dimensional polytope): centdudekĉelo (Esperanto), 120-celle [masculine] (Italian), iperdodecaedro [masculine] (Italian), 正百二十胞体 (seihyakunijūhōtai) (alt: せいひゃくにじゅうほうたい) (Japanese)

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